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[–] buh@hexbear.net 38 points 2 months ago (5 children)

tacos that are pretty much just ground beef and cheese is something white people really do though. not all white people of course, but it's a thing and not rare at all

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 29 points 2 months ago (5 children)

A fried flour tortilla with unseasoned ground beef, shredded cheese, big chunks of tomato, and lettuce. They're so gross. Shops selling something like a mexican street taco has started to pop up and it's so nice bc white people tacos aren't fit to feed dogs.

[–] Edamamebean@hexbear.net 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

See the problem here is the unseasoned ground beef. You've gotta pour in one of those old el paso taco seasoning pouches in there.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do people actually just put... no seasoning in or is this just a (probably deserved) dig at shitty texmex spice mixes?

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am fairly certain one of my aunts genuinely served us unseasoned meat.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

aaaaaa I am bothered!

There were WARS over seasoning!

There were TONS OF MURDERS over seasoning!

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And/or "taco sauce" labelled as such

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Remember the adds for that salsa where the cowboys would yell about the other salsa brand being made in "New York City!" To imply that their brand was authentic and their brand was like weirdly thick tomato flavored water?

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This youtube comment I found where someone ended up liking them was kinda cute though.

I like the white people tacos lol. Other than the tomatoes which Ive hated since I was a kid.

[–] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Other than the tomatoes which Ive hated since I was a kid.

random tomatoes in food hater gang!!! logo solidarity

A message to all cooks: At least make the dish you randomly include tomatoes in make sense with it! My autistic ass will thank you!!!

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I dont even have tomato sauce on pasta lol. (Though actually, my sister put some sauce on the pasta she made me a coupled days ago, but when I make it for myself). Just olive oil and parmesan. Alfredo is also good for a special treat. But tomato sauce I am no particular fan.

I am ok with it on pizza though. But not when there are visible chunks between the cheese and the crust. Hate that.

[–] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

most tomato sauce is ass and has huge chunks so I don't blame you. Plus unless it's done exactly right I think even good sauce can taste bad on pasta.

olive oil and Parmesan / vegan Parmesan is always good though. Especially if you season the noodle('s water) right I imagine

I am ok with it on pizza though. But not when there are visible chunks between the cheese and the crust. Hate that.

REAL, pizza SAUCE is a SAUCE not a fucking TOPPING get it RIGHT pizza places

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago
[–] ryepunk@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You gotta make your own tomato sauce. Me and my partner get a thing of feta, a quart of grape tomatoes, some onion and garlic. Bake for like an hour with olive oil and pepper and other spices you like. Blend that up and serve with a protein and type of pasta you like.

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Only an hour? This is tomato heresy

You only get the best flavours after 8-12 hours of slow cooking

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

This is true for pasta sauce, but for fresh tomato (now is the season in NA ) sauce the cooking doesn't have to be so long.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

I’ve found 4-5 hours to be my hot spot, with San Marzano tomatoes. Beyond that it reduces too much and doesn’t taste better. Less than that is okay… but it’s better at about four hours.

[–] ryepunk@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

If I ever become that prepared for cooking I'll have to give that a try. Haha sounds good though

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

I love San Marzano tomatoes! And let it cook for like four or five hours to get sugary. That’s what I do, at least, and it turns out woooonderful :3

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why did the ground beef look orange? The beef looked orange and the congealed fat was always bright neon orange? What was that? What the hell were they feeding us?

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

I think the seasoning packets made it look orange?

[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

You think white people are actually frying their tortillas?

Straight out of the bag, cold, meat and cheese, roll it up and that's a taco to most whities

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, no, they have "taco shells" that come in boxes at the grocery store. It's a stale, fried, u-shaped tortilla "taco shell." Comes right out of the box.

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

i dont think those are even technically fried. just a bake

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

thats exactly how my mom made them

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

That movie is extremely accurate in its depiction of small town white people in the 90s. School was 80% white, the rest were Mexican or Native, and there was like 3 black kids. The Ls in words like "Tortilla" were out in force.

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

Don't forget the mound of sour cream to take the edge off of the cheddar cheese!

[–] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

wait this is not how you're supposed to eat them? I always thought eating that stuff cold was kinda unpleasant to me so I guess it makes sense

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Nah the real experience is putting so much wet beef in there that you couldn't possibly roll it up, and then having it explode all over your plate after one bite

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

This is the shit my midwestern parents fed me as a kid even though we lived like 100 miles from Mexico. It wasn’t until we were slightly less broke that I experienced flavor.

[–] Ishmael@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

When I was a kid growing up in the Midwest, this is what I thought tacos were. And then a friend took me to a legit Mexican joint as a teenager and my mind was blown

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Bnova@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

I know this is a joke, but my dad calls cumin come-in. He also called Chipotle chi-pot-le unironically for years. But that's what you get when you grow up in a place named Mudlake.

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

I am one of the white people lol. (I season the beef more than most white people though).

[–] regul@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah and they're great. White people tacos are a distinct, low-effort species from Mexican tacos.

Hot tip: to make your white people tacos meat stretch further, add black beans!

[–] buh@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

yeah the low effort aspect is one of the things about it that makes it a perfectly valid variation and I'm not just saying that in a backhanded way, sometimes you don't have time to slow cook meat or marinate it and set up the grill

my favorite way to "elevate" it is to add about 1-2 tablespoons of tomato paste after the ground beef browned, mix it it and let it simmer on low heat covered for 5-15 minutes

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The northern European white people taco consists of:

  • Hard shell
  • Ground beef, that has been "fried", ie. broken up in a skiltet that is too small and boiled in it's own juices until grey and nasty with stone of store bought "taco seasoning" (mostly salt and yeast extract but also trace amounts of cumin and other spices)
  • Shredded wet iceberg lettuce
  • Sugary store bought salsa, either "medium" (someone showed the jar a picture of a jalapeno) or "mild" (essentially chunky tomato ketchup)
  • Shredded cheese from a bag
  • "Guacamole", either a combination of sour cream, avocado and a pouch of premixed seasoning or some ungodly shelf-stable green cream cheese concoction
  • Two or three slices of pickled jalapeno if you're really adventurous

Supermarkets promote this as "Mexican" food.

[–] ryepunk@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

My store has a Mexican aisle in the normal numbered aisle sections, which is basically white people taco supplies. And mexican imports in the world food aisles that is actual food from mexico.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

I grew up thinking I hated guacamole because of that nasty-ass shelf-stable shit

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Why are you roasting my childhood like this

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

Reading through this, i'm realizing that this dog vomit excuse for food not only left scarsfor years, it dug deep.